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Facilitate Local Planning And Land Use Controls The recommendations to encourage and facilitate local planning and land-use controls on urban, rural and tribal lands have been made in previous years -- 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 and in the State's Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan. The recommendation continues to surface because the lack of land use planning enables the building of structures in hazardous areas. Additionally, the lack of building codes contributes to structural failure during storms, high winds, or other severe conditions. Recommended Action: Facilitate local strategic planning by communities. Plans will include floodplain and drainage management practices, and land use regulations. Lead Agency(ies): North Dakota Division of Community Services with support and assistance from North Dakota Division of Emergency Management. Implementation Strategy: DCS will pursue a short and long-term strategy. In the short-term, DCS will work to increase public education, awareness and interest in community planning through an extensive outreach program. Secondly, it will identify funding available to communities for planning and identify any incentive programs (i.e. NFIP Community Rating System) that may encourage local planning. In the long-term, DCS will establish a strategic planning tool that would include core elements such as housing, economic development, public facilities and public services. DEM will continue to link local planning efforts to its Multi- Hazard Mitigation Planning and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) process. Funding: Funds may be available in the year 2000 through Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) Community Development Block Grant Program. Time line for implementation: The process to begin community planning began in August 1999 will be in place by May 2000. 9